Laryngectomy Support Groups

National Support Groups

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Lary’s Speakeasy Facebook Group

Over 4,000 members – The largest laryngectomy Facebook group in the world
Providing Hope for the Future by Supporting and Educating Each Other, our Families and the Medical Community serving the larygectomee community.
Private group – Open to all laryngectomees, their caregivers/relatives, physicians, and SLPs
https://www.facebook.com/groups/Larys.speakeasy

(Listed alphabetically by U.S. state, by country outside U.S.)

ALABAMA

• Birmingham: UAB Head And Neck Cancer Support Group
  O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center
  Wallace Tumor Institute Conference RM 101
  1824 6th Ave South, Birmingham, AL 35233
  Phone: 312.626.6799
  3rd Thursday of the month – 4:00 PM CST
  Parking: 1960 6th Ave South, Birmingham, AL 35233
  FREE parking available in the 6th Ave Parking deck
  In person or Zoom – See Zoom listings (top of this page) for details
• Montgomery: The Montgomery Laryngectomee Association.
  Registered member club contact: Pat Morgan 334-272-2900

ARIZONA

• Gilbert: SPOHNC group at Banner MD Anderson, every 3rd Wednesday of the month
• Phoenix: Desert Voices of Mayo, Phoenix AZ
  Contact: Elizabeth Reeves
  24130 South Sunbrook Drive Sun Lakes, AZ 85248
  Phone: 480.802.9779
  email: Pierre.Meredith@mayo.edu
  Also on Zoom. Email for information
  (Currently on summer break. Will resume in September)
  Meeting Information: Mayo Clinic Hospital
  5777 E Mayo Blvd Phoenix, AZ 85054
  Noon 3rd Tuesday monthly
  Inquire at front desk on meeting room.
• Tucson: Nu-Voice Club of Southern Arizona.
  Contact: Paul Sikora 520-603-9686 email: pjs3_2000@yahoo.com

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ARKANSAS 

• Little Rock: Lost Chord Club of Central Arkansas
  Contact: Carl Ray
  109 Arapaho Place, Jacksonville AR 72077
  Phone: 501.982.1687
  Alternate Contact: Lisette Black
  Phone: 501.676.6307
  Meeting Information:
  American Cancer Society
  901 North University
  Little Rock, AR 72207
  Call as Needed

CALIFORNIA

• Huntington Beach: Orange County Lost Chord Club
  Contact: Geoff Merriday, President
  (714) 801-4017
  18685 Main Street, Ste 101-326, Huntington Beach, CA 92648
  email: oclcc.email@andno_lary
  Zoom meetings every Monday at 11:00 AM PST. Live meeting on the first Monday of the month (except on holidays) starting at 10:00 AM with SLP Irene Hennessy followed normal meeting (also on Zoom)
• Duarte: City of Hope- Voices of Hope Laryngectomy Group,
  Contact: Kelly Hansen at kehansen@coh.org
• Los Angeles: NuVoices, Los Angeles In Partnership with the USC Caruso Department of Otolaryngology in the Keck School of Medicine
  Contact:Marilou Percival, President
  email:Luluemerald867@gmail.com
  Contact: Brenda Capobres Villegas, M.S., CCC-SLP
  Assistant Professor of Clinical Otolaryngology
  Speech-Language Pathologist
  Keck Medicine of USC
  1450 San Pablo Street, Suite 5100
  Los Angeles, CA 90033
  Phone: 323.442.7432
  email: Brenda.Villegas@med.usc.edu
  Meeting Information:
  Website: https://www.nuvoicesla.org/
  When: Meets the 2nd Saturday of every month, 10 am to noon
  Where: Silver Conference Room, Keck Hospital of USC,
  1500 San Pablo St. Los Angeles, CA 90033
• Redding: Vibra Hospital of Northern California
  Contact: Shanti Chapman 530-245-4128
  email: schapman@vhnorcal.com
• Sacramento: 49er Lost Chord Club
  Contact: Michael Hayden
  Phone: 916.220.0207
  email: mlh.hayden51@yahoo.com
  Meeting Information:  UC Davis Med Center
  7th Floor Conference Room
  2521 Stockton Blvd Sacramento, CA 95817
  1st Thursday, Monthly, 1:00 P.M.
• San Francisco: Inactive/Available
• Santa Ana: Orange County Lost Cord Club,
  American Cancer Society Ste. 100, 1940 E. Deere St
  Contact: Ron Langseth 714-454-0911,
  email: rlangset@att.net
  ​

COLORADO

• Westminster: Laryngectomee Club of Metro Denver, St. Anthony Hosp.
  Contact: Harvey Thoutt 303-419-3078
  email: harvey@thouttandsons.com​

CONNECTICUT

• Norwich: Tri County New Voice Club,
  W.W. Backus Hospital, Medical Office Building Conference Room, 330 Washington St.
  (Serving Washington County, RI, as well as Windham & New London Counties in CT) meets 2:00-4:00 PM 3rd Sunday
  Contact: Carl A. Strand Jr., 860-536-6844
  email: cstrandjr@gmail.com​

DELAWARE

• NEWARK: Blue Hen Speak Easy Laryngectomy Club
  Contact: Pete Sullivan (Christina Hospital)
  Address: 4755 Ogletown-Stanton Rd Newark, DE 19718-6001
  Phone: 302.623.4026
  Meeting Information:
  Helen F Graham Cancer Center
  4755 Ogletown-Stanton Rd Newark, DE
  12:00 – 1:00 PM 3rd Thursday, Monthly (302.428.6999)

FLORIDA

• Cocoa Beach: Space Coast Nu Voice Club 
  Contact: Robert Smiley
  Address: 6405 Dallas Avenue Port St. John, FL 32927
  Cell: 321.536.0831
  email: rjsmiley1940@att.net
  Meeting Information: Holmes Regional Medical Center Melbourn, FL3:00 PM as needed (Please Call or email)

• Coral Springs: The Outspoken of South Florida
  Contact: Demetrio Mediavilla
  email: dmediavilla1@gmail.com
  Meets the third Wednesday of each month
• Daytona Beach: Nu Voice Club of Daytona Beach
  Contact: Jack Thomas
  email: jthomas316@cfl.RR.com
  Gloria Singleton email: gloglo.69@att.net
  Margaret Beck email: magoo1259@gmail.com. 
• Fort Lauderdale: New Voice Club of S. Florida
  Contact: Mike R. 954-319-1555
  email: smile24@comcast.net
• Fort Lauderdale: New Voice Club of South Florida
  Contact: Earl Mogk 954-319-1555
  email earlmogk@ymail.com
• Fort Myers: Southwest Florida Laryngectomy Club
  Contact: Marek Paw
  email: marek.paw@atosmedical.com
  Meets every other month
• Ocala: Nu Voice club of Ocala
  Contact Alfonso Gonzalez 352-553-5256
  email: agon475@gmail.com
• Orlando: New Voice Club of Orlando at UF Health Cancer Center
  Contact: Linda Stachowiak 321-841-8726
• Orlando: Sunshine State Lary Club
  Contact: Linda Stachowiak
  email: Linda.Stachowiak@orlandohealth.com
  Meets last Wednesday of each month
• Tampa: Chatterbox 
  Contact: Erin Guidera 813-745-8449
  email: erin.guidera@moffitt.org
  Meets monthly August-May, the second Monday of the month 1:30-3 pm at Moffitt Cancer Center 
  

GEORGIA

• Atlanta: New Voices ATL
  Contact: jenna.hall@emoryhealthcare.org
  Emory Winship Midtown
  5th floor conference room
  36 Linden Avenue NE
  Atlanta, GA 30308
  Meets the third Thursday of the month Note: January’s meeting will be the fourth Thursday, 1/23
  Meeting is also streamed on Zoom, Contact Jenna for link.

​IOWA

• Clinton: Mercy Medical Center Conference Room C
  Contact: henrekim@mercyhealth.com
  563-244-358
• Des Moines: Chatter Box Lost Chord Club of Central Iowa
  Contact: Melinda 575-266-6805
  email marvinv@aol.com

ILLINOIS

• Belleville: NuVoice club of Southern Illinois, Memorial Hospital
  Contact: Gwen Haake, SLP
  618-767-3936
  email: gwen.haake@bjc.org
• ​Chicago: Available
• Chicago: Voices of Mercy at Mercy Hospital
  Contact: Nina Shahin 312-567-5558
  email: nshahin@mercychicago.org
• Chicago: Living with Head & Neck Cancer
  Contact: Jayme Cappa 773-296-7988
  email: jayme.cappa@advocatehealth.com
• Downers Grove: Bastian Voice Group
  Contact: Dan Konz 630-515-9738
  email: youmeinc@comcast.net
• Maywood: Loyola Voice Group, Loyola University
  Contact: Sarah Kramer 708-216-3773
  email: sakramer@iumc.edu

INDIANA

• Indianapolis: Hoosier Anamilo Club
  Contact: Tom Wilson 317-358-2120
  email: twilson5000@yahoo.com
• Fort Wayne: Total Laryngectomy Support Group, Lutheran Health Network
  Contact: Melisa Phone: 260-435-6143
• South Bend: Michiana NuTones and SPHONC Support Group.
  Meets 3rd Sunday of each month (except January and February) from 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm at RiverBend Cancer Services. 3516 E. Jefferson Blvd., South Bend, IN 46615
  Contact: Amy Jobst 574-287-4197
  email: ajobst@riverbendcancerservices.org

KANSAS

• Kansas City: Head and Neck Cancer Support Group, University of Kansas Cancer Center
  Contact: Bill Whitaker 913-588-0000
  email: Whitaker@everestkc.net

KENTUCKY

• Lexington: Blue Grass Lost Chord Club
  Contact: Johnny Lawson 859-234-4108
  email: johnny-lawson@att.net

LOUISIANA

• Lafayette: Laryngectomy Support Group
  Hosted by Ochsner University Hospital and Clinic
  2390 West Congress Street
  Lafayette, La 70506
  Contact Speech Department for details at (337) 261-6710
• New Orleans: Lary Group, Tulane Medical Center
  Contact: Paula Diannitto CCC-SLP 504-988-4066
  email: Paula.Diannitto@HCAhealthcare.com
• Shreveport: Laryngectomee Support Group, University Health, Feist-Weiller Cancer Center, 1405 Kings Hwy.
  Contact: Stacie Odom, MCD, CCC/SLP, 318-626-2129 ​

MARYLAND

• Baltimore:
  Lost Chord Club of Maryland
  Contact: Steve Cooper
  Phone: 301.775.7175
  email: steven.cooper@larysspeakeasy.org
  OR
  Herb Simon
  Phone: 301.588.2352
  email: h457@aol.com
• Monthly Club Zoom Meetings are at 11:30 AM (Eastern), every second Wednesday of each month.
  Everyone is welcome to join – Please email us for the zoom link or to be added to our monthly newsletter email list.
  We are also available to meet in person with any new patients, family members, Speech-Language Pathologists and hospitals or other medical professionals, either pre or post surgery.
• Gambrills:
  Southern Maryland Nu-Voice Club
  Contact: Steve Cooper
  Phone: 301.775.7175
  email: steven.cooper@larysspeakeasy.org
  OR
  Herb Simon
  Phone: 301.588.2352
  email: h457@aol.com
  Monthly Club Zoom Meetings are at 11:30 AM (Eastern), every second Wednesday of each month.
  Everyone is welcome to join – Please email us for the zoom link or to be added to our monthly newsletter email list.
  We are also available to meet in person with any new patients, family members, Speech-Language Pathologists and hospitals or other medical professionals, either pre or post surgery.
• ​La Plata: Randall W. King New Voice Club of La Plata
  Contact: Steve Cooper
  Phone: 301.775.7175
  Email: steven.cooper@larysspeakeasy.org
  OR
  Herb Simon
  Phone: 301.588.2352
  email: h457@aol.com
  Monthly Club Zoom Meetings are at 11:30 AM (Eastern), every second Wednesday of each month.
  Everyone is welcome to join – Please email us for the zoom link or to be added to our monthly newsletter email list.
  We are also available to meet in person with any new patients, family members, Speech-Language Pathologists and hospitals or other medical professionals, either pre or post surgery.

• ​Silver Spring: Laryngectomee Club of Montgomery County
  Contact: Steve Cooper
  Phone: 301.775.7175
  Email: steven.cooper@larysspeakeasy.org
  OR
  Herb Simon
  Phone: 301-588-2352
  email: h457@aol.com
  Monthly Club Zoom Meetings are at 11:30 AM (Eastern), every second Wednesday of each month.
  Everyone is welcome to join – Please email us for the zoom link or to be added to our monthly newsletter email list.
  We are also available to meet in person with any new patients, family members, Speech-Language Pathologists and hospitals or other medical professionals, either pre or post surgery.

MASSACHUSETTS

• Boston: Boston Medical Center Voice Club,
  Contact: Jessica Pisenga,
  email: jessica.pisenga@bmc.org

MICHIGAN

• Shelby Township: Head & Neck Group,
  Contact : Michelle Wilson,
  email: Imperialgirl1958@yahoo.com

MISSOURI

• Columbia: Mid-Missouri Laryngectomy Group
  Contact: Corey sullic625@yahoo.com
  or
  Tori sissont@health.missouri.edu
• Joplin: Tri-State Nu Voice Club
  Contact: Betty Labigang 918-533-1369
  email krazygran@dishmail.net.
• St. Louis: Nu Voice Club of Greater St. Louis
  Contact: Don Ries 314-781-9006
  email: nuvoicestl@gmail.com

MISSISSIPPI

• Jackson: University of Mississippi Laryngectomy Club
  Contact: LaQuisha Burks 601-984-5160
  email: LBurks2@umc.edu

NEW JERSEY

• ​Princeton: Head and Neck Cancer Support Group, Penn Medicine Princeton Medical Center
  Third Wednesday of each month 12pm-1:30pm
  Contact: Amy Heffern, SLP, 888-897-8979

NEW MEXICO

• Albuquerque: The New Mexico Laryngectomee Association (NMLA)
  University of New Mexico Health Sciences, 2211 Lomas Blvd NE, Speech Pathology Department
  Carol Romero-Clark, CCC-SLP, Paul Leos M.S., CCC-SLP, Lindsay Sears M.S., CCC-SLP
  Contact: Carol Romero-Clark, CCC-SLP
  505-272-2455
  email: caromero@salud.unm.edu

NEW YORK

• Bensonhurst: Brooklyn Laryngectomy Support Club
  Contact: Yolanda Kinsella 917-519-6445
  email: Kinsellay2@aol.com
• Buffalo: Church of the Nativity
  Contact: Carl Depalma 716-652-3606
  email: cjdepalma@yahoo.com
• East Syracuse: Oasis Learning Center SPOHNC H & N Group
  Contact: 315-464-5819
• Manhattan: New Voice Club of New York
  Contact: Jay Hauben
  Email: hauben@columbia.edu
• Utica: St, Elizabeth Medical Center
  Contact: Julie Talerico 315-801-3475

NORTH CAROLINA

• Charlotte: Greater Charlotte Chatterboxes.
  Carolinas Rehabilitation 1100 Blythe Blvd., Charlotte, NC 28207
  Contact: Della Franklin 980-442-3207
• Greensboro: Western Piedmont Speak Easy
  Contact: Bruce Sherrill 704-640-8393
• Albemarle: Metrolina Laryngectomee Support Group at Stanly Memorial Hospital Private Dining Room. Third Sunday of each month.
  Contact: Wade Hampton 704-474-7626
• Raleigh: Duke University Med. Center Contact: Hilary 919-681-9778

OHIO

• Cincinnati: UC Health Otolaryngology
  Contact: Amanda Morgan 513-584-0354
  email: amanda.morgan@ucphysicians.com
  This meeting has 2 locations so they go back and forth each month.
• Cleveland: Cleveland Lost Chord Club East
  Contact: Linda Hinske 216-526-5792
  email: panda13805@aol.com
• Columbus: The Ohio State University Laryngectomy Support Group
  First Tuesday of the Month
  6:00 – 7:00 p.m.
  In Person
  Martha Morehouse Tower
  2050 Kenny Rd.
  Columbus, OH 43221
  
  This group is open to individuals who have undergone a total laryngectomy surgery (voice box/larynx removal) and their caregiver(s). The group is also available for those who have been recommended total laryngectomy surgery by their physician. The group is available before and after surgery to share and connect with others who have had or plan to have surgery. Facilitated by licensed professionals at The James. A one-time registration is required.
  
  If you require an accommodation such as live captioning or interpretation to participate in this event, please contact JameCare for Life at 614-293-6428 or email jamescareforlife@osumc.edu. The university will make every effort to meet requests.
• Dayton: The Blaine Block Institute for Voice Laryngectomy Support Group
  Contact: Jennifer R Reitz MS CCC SLP 937-496-2622
  email: jreitz@soents.com
• Dayton: Western Ohio Oral Head & Neck Cancer Support
  Contact: Hank email: wohnc@earthlink.net
  Meets 2nd Monday of each month except July at Elizabeth Place 6:30 p.m.
• Fairview: Cleveland Lost Chord Club at Cleveland Clinic Cancer Center Fairview Hosp.- Moll Pavilion Contact Gwen Paull: 216-476-7241
• Youngstown: Mahoning Valley New Voice Club
  Contact: Donna Hendricks 300-726-8855

Oklahoma

• Oklahoma City: New Voice Club
  Meets 2nd Wednesday of each month
  Stephenson 5058 Center or Zoom
  Contact Lisa England
  lisa.england@ouhealth.com
  405-206-7653
  
• Tulsa: Northeast Oklahoma Head/Neck Cancer support group
  Meets the 3rd Saturday of each month in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
  Contact: Tammy Cook
  918-691-9307
  neohnc@gmail.com

OREGON

• Portland: NEW VOICE CLUB
  Contact: Peter Meuleveld
  email: pm4714lm@comcast.net

PENNSYLVANIA

• Elkins Park: Speakeasy of Greater Philadelphia
  Contact Amy Lustig at: 215-460-1150
  email: RestorativeSpeech@gmail.com ​
• Philadelphia: Laryngectomy Support Group
  Honickman Center
  1101 Chestnut Street
  Philadelphia, PA 19107
  15th Floor
  Third Thursday of each month from 12-1 pm. This will be held in person and virtually on Zoom.
  Zoom link:
  https://jefferson.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAtdeGrrzIuGNFZwOOPBSaxNpqhwYpmXxiD#/registration
  email: sarah.adams@jefferson.edu

RHODE ISLAND

• Norwich CT: Tri County New Voice Club,
  W.W. Backus Hospital, Medical Office Building Conference Room, 330 Washington St.
  (Serving Washington County, RI, as well as Windham & New London Counties in CT) 2:00-4:00 PM 3rd Sunday
  Contact: Carl A. Strand Jr., 860-536-6844
  email: cstrandjr@gmail.com

SOUTH CAROLINA

• Columbia: Columbia Lost Chord Club at Lizard Thicket
  Contact: Erica Taylor 803-434-6591
  email: Erica.Miller@palmettohealth.org

TENNESSEE

• Bristol: Tri-Cities Nu voice club at Wellmont Bristol Reg. Med. Center
  Contact: Wendi Gibson 423-383-5511
  email: wendigibsonslp@gmail.com
• Germantown: Speech Our Way
  Contact: Tricia Harris email: Pharris@westclinic.com
  or
  Sherry Martin smm090701@bellsouth.net
• Knoxville: UTHSC Knoxville Laryngectomy Group
  contact: Kim Almand, M.S., CCC-SLP
  email: kalmand@uthsc.edu
  Monthly meetings take place at the UT Conference Center, Knoxville, TN
• Maryville: Lost Chord Club of Maryville
  Contact: Heather Tipton 865-977-4729
  email: Hrtipton@bmnet.com
• Nashville: Head & Neck Group At Gilda’s Club 1707 Division
  Contact: 615-329-1124
  Meets on 4th Monday of every month
• Nashville: NASHVILLE NEW VOICE CLUB VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER.
  The meetings are led by an SLP, and we meet monthly on the 3rd Sunday @ 1:30pm at the Vanderbilt Voice Center:
  1215 21st Ave S., 7th FloorSouth Tower, Ste 7302
  Nashville, TN 37232
  Contact: 615-574-5471
  email: Daniella.dellisanti@vumc.org

TEXAS

• Austin: New Voice Club of Austin
  Contact: Frank Brick
  email: fbrick@Austin.rr.com
• Corpus Christi: Coastal Bend Speak EZ
  Contact: Jennifer 361-881-3515
  email: jennifer.galysh@christushealth.org
• Dallas: Baylor New Voice Club, Sammons Cancer Center
  Contact: Brad Smith
  email: Bgsmith@bswrehab.com
• Fort Worth: North Texas Laryngectomy Society
  Contact: Katrina Jensen at 817-920-0484
  email: info@practicalslp.com
• Houston: Houston Lost Chord Club at ACS
  Contact: Jody Reeves 832-289-7326
  email: jreeves725k@yahoo.com
• Houston: American Cancer Society
  Contact Jody Reeves Allen 361-235-1941
• Plano: Dallas Lost Cord Club
  Contact: Sally North 972-465-0460
  email: sally.north@att.net (Not currently active)
• San Angelo: Texas Laryngectomee Association www.texastla.com
• San Antonio: SPOHNC meeting at Oncology San Antonio
  Contact: Lisa Compton 210-616-9922
  email: Lisa.Compton@OncologySA.com

VIRGINIA

• Northern Virginia (DMV, DC, Quantico, Woodbridge, I-95 corridor): Lary’s Speakeasy.
  Contact: Joe Wasserman, President (Text) 505-459-0843
  email: larysspeakeasy2020@gmail.com
  Free Emergency Supplies Available Immediately
• Glen Allen: Greater Richmond New Voice Club
  Contact: Jenny or Preston
  email: richmondnewvoiceclub@gmail.com
• Newport News: Peninsula Lost Chord Club
  Contact: Tom O 757-898-6067
  email tolsavicky@cox.net
• Roanoke: Roanoke Lary Club
  Contact: wmagdycz@hotmail.com
  or
  wpmagdycz@carilionclinic.org
• Virginia Beach: Tidewater Lost Chord Club
  Contact: David Blevins 757-418-1576
  Email: david6511@aol.com

​WASHINGTON

• Kennewick: Southeastern Washington Laryngectomee Club
  Contact: Susan Bruemmer
  Address: 377 Westmoreland Dr Richland, WA 99354
  Phone: 509.375.1103
  email: sbruemmer3@gmail.com
• Seattle: Seattle New Voice Club and Laryngectomee Support Group
  Contact: Ron Mattoon
  Address: Burien, WA 98166
  Phone: 206.824.1141
  email: t23rider@comcast.net
  Meeting Information:
  Highline Cancer Center-Franciscan Highline Hospital
  16233 Sylvester Rd SW Burien , WA 98166
  Meets 1st Tuesday every month from 11 AM until 1 PM

West Virginia

• ​Parkersburg: Voices of the Ohio Valley at Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital
  Contact: Linda McCauley 304-424-2313
  email: lmccauley@ccmh.orglmccauley@ccmh.org

WISCONSIN

• Waterford: New Voice Club of Southeast WI
  Contact: Deb Cassity
  Email: newvoiceclubsewi@yahoo.com
  262-441-8250
  We meet the second Tuesday of the month from 1:00-3:00 
  Waterford Public Library
  101 N River St
  Waterford WI 53185

UNITED STATES, NATIONWIDE

• SPOHNC – Support for People with Oral, Head and Neck Cancer
  Support for People with Oral and Head and Neck Cancer (SPOHNC) is a self-help nonprofit organization involved in the development of programs of support.

AUSTRALIA

• Kings Meadows, lton Tasmainia: Ians Laryngectomy Club
  email iangeoff1@optusnet.com.au

CANADA

• Lasalle, Ontario: Lost Voices Chapter
  Contact: Michael Ouelette email: pmo@mnsi.net

U.K

• NALC: The National Association of Laryngectomee Clubs has a listing of over 40 clubs in the UK
  https://www.laryngectomy.org.uk/clubs/